WEBVTT INCLUDING THE VICTIM.WE HAVE THE STORY FROM THECAMPUS.ACCORDING TO THE POLICE ANDAN ELAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLPLAYER WAS ARRESTED FOR SEXUALBATTERY AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.THE SEXUAL BATTERY WAS DROPPEDBUT HOW THE UNIVERSITY HANDLEDTHE INCIDENT IS WEIGHING ON THEMINDS OF STUDENTS AND THEVICTIM.IT WAS JUST REALLYTRAUMATIC.AND THE FACT THAT I COULDN'TLEAVE --A STUDENT DESCRIBES WHAT SHEREMEMBERS AS ONE OF THE WORSTTIMES OF HER LIFE.IN MARCH OF 2014 POLICEARRESTED 21-YEAR-OLD ADRIANMCCLENDON SEEN HERE IN HISUNIVERSITY PHOENIX FOOTBALLUNIFORM.POLICE CHARGED HIM WITH SEXUALBATTERY AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.TWO MONTHS LATER THE SEXUALBATTERY CHARGE WAS DROPPED ANDMCCLENDON PLEADED GUILTY TOFALSE IMPRISONMENT.NOW WE'RE LEARNING HOW THEUNIVERSITY HANDLED THEACCUSATIONS.SMITH JACKSON, VICE PRESIDENTOF STUDENT LIFE RECENTLY ISSUEDTHE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SAYINGFEDERAL STUDENT PRIVACY LAWSPREVENT THE UNIVERSITY FROMDISCUSSING DETAILS OF SPECIFICSTUDENT CONDUCT CASES.JACKSON GOES ON TO SAY THATAFTER LEARNING OF THE INCIDENTELAN ATHLETICS TOOK IMMEDIATEAND APPROPRIATE ACTIONSUSPENDING THE ATHLETE FROM THETEAM FOR THE REST OF THESEMESTER.ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITYMCCLENDON WAS NOT ALLOWED TOPARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESPRING 2014 FOOTBALL ACTIVITIESOR PRACTICE INCLUDING THESPRING GAME.MITCHELL DOESN'T THINKMCCLENDON'S PUNISHMENT BY THEUNIVERSITY WAS ENOUGH.SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHY THESCHOOL ALLOWED HIM TO PLAYDURING THE REGULAR FALLFOOTBALL SEASON.ACCORDING TO THE TEAM'S GAMEROSTER MCCLENDON STARTED INEVERY FALL GAME.IT WAS JUST SO FRUSTRATINGBECAUSE I KNEW HE WAS ON ONE OFTHOSE BUSES AND I KNEW HE COULDPROBABLY SEE ME STANDING THEREAND I KNEW HE'D PROBABLY DIDN'TCARE AND I KNEW HE'D GO OUT ONTHE FIELD AND PLAY.IT WAS LIKE THE FOOTBALL TEAMDIDN'T DISAGREE WITH HISACTIONS BECAUSE IF THEYDISAGREED WITH HIS ACTIONS HEWOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE.WE ASKED OTHER UNIVERSITYSTUDENTS THEIR THOUGHTS ON HOWTHE SCHOOL HANDLED MCCLENDON'SPUNISHMENT.I FEEL THE UNIVERSITY SHOULDHAVE DONE MORE IN THE SENSETHAT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEENABLE TO START OR PLAY IN THEGAMES.GETTING SUSPENDED FROM ANENTIRE SEASON IS A BIG THING.I PLAYED SOCCER HERE AND I KNOWTHAT IF I WAS NOT ALLOWED TOPLAY FOR AN ENTIRE SPRING THATIS A HUGE DEAL IN THE ATHLETICDEPARTMENT.SO THE FACT THAT HE WASSUSPENDED FOR AN ENTIRE SPRINGDOES IMPACT THE TEAM AND ITDOES IMPACT HIM AS A PLAYER ANDAS AN ATHLETE.EVEN IF HE'S INTERESTEDMAYBE IN TAKING A BREAK FROMTHE PROGRAM AND STEPPING BACKAND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THECHARGES ARE DROPPED AND THATTHE UNIVERSITY IS STILL VIEWEDAS AN ACADEMIC AND ATHLETICLYHAVING INTEGRITY IS IMPORTANT.ON MAY 15, 2014 THE SEXUALBATTERY CHARGE WAS DROPPED.ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTSMCCLENDON ENTERED AN ALFORDPLEA AND PLEADED GUILTY TOFALSE IMPRISONMENT.AN ALFORD PLEA IS WHEN THEDEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OFGUILTY WITHOUT ADMITTING GUILT.IN OTHER WORDS HE PLEADS GUILTYBUT AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINSHE IS INNOCENT.SENTENCING FOR THE FALSEIMPRISONMENT CHARGE ISSCHEDULED FOR MAY OF NEXT YEAR.THAT'S SIX MONTHS AFTER THEUNIVERSITY'S 2015 FOOTBALLSEASON WRAPS UP.WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO ADRIANMCCLENDON.HIS MOTHER TOLD US HE HAS NOCOMMENT.WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO